40 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned |
| 位子 | wèi zi | place |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor |
| 国中 | guó zhōng | junior high school (Taiwan) |
| 国内 | guó nèi | domestic |
| 压力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 天哪 | tiān na | Good gracious! |
| 孤单 | gū dān | lone |
| 学位 | xué wèi | academic degree |
| 专科学校 | zhuān kē xué xiào | specialized school |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) |
| 幸亏 | xìng kuī | fortunately |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances |
| 惨 | cǎn | miserable |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of |
| 活动中心 | huó dòng zhōng xīn | activity center |
| 激烈 | jī liè | intense |
| 热门 | rè mén | popular |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal |
| 当兵 | dāng bīng | to serve in the army |
| 神经病 | shén jīng bìng | mental disorder |
| 私立 | sī lì | private (company, school etc) |
| 科技大学 | kē jì dà xué | university of science and technology |
| 端 | duān | end |
| 竞争 | jìng zhēng | to compete |
| 义务教育 | yì wù jiào yù | compulsory education |
| 联合 | lián hé | to combine |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 表弟 | biǎo dì | younger male cousin via female line |
| 夸张 | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate |
| 论文 | lùn wén | paper |
| 通过 | tōng guò | by means of |
| 录取 | lù qǔ | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam |
| 面试 | miàn shì | to be interviewed (as a candidate) |
| 同一天 | tóng yī tiān | the same day |
| 考不上 | kǎo bù shàng | unable to pass an entrance examination |
| 学科能力测验 | xué kē néng lì cè yàn |